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09.08.2008 at 01:04PM PDT, ID: 23713353
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Real Time Bandwidth Monitor

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Network Management, Network Analysis Software, Network Operations

We need some sort of real-time monitoring of our Internet bandwidth on our network.  Specifically there are times when our Internet access speeds drop significantly for periods of time, and we need to be able to know why.  At the moment we are using a SonicWall Pro 2040s for our network firewall and have the add-on ViewPoint software.  This add-on gives us the ability to review Internet usage and produce various reports, but the reports are generated after 24 hours, so investigating an Internet slow down is always a day after the event.  We need some sort of way to know what is causing Internet bandwidth issues when it is occurring, and be able to track it to specific computers, users and web sites.

The solution should be free or relatively inexpensive. It should be relatively simple to setup or at least have decent instructions on setups.  It can be for Windows or Linux.  If we need more than one program, that's fine.   We'd like it to have a real-time graphical representation of the overall bandwidth being used.  

I've tried Intermapper as a suggestion from a similar post and it doesn't do what I need, I can't make Wireshark (Ethereal) give me much traffic outside of the PC it's installed on, and I can't find a proper tutorial on any of the popular Linux apps like NTop. Can anyone suggest some options for us?
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Answered By: Cyclops3590
Expert Since: 02/14/2003
Accepted Solutions: 745
Computer Expertise: Intermediate
Education: University of North Dakotanull, Bachelor's Degree
Cyclops3590 has been an Expert for 5 years 10 months, during which he has posted 6253 comments and answered 745 questions. Cyclops3590 is just one of 1596 experts in the Network Management Zone. 3 experts collaborated on this answer, which was graded a "B" by the asker.
 
 
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